Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 21 Cedric the Helper
Mike was very angry. He had just finished showing off in front of Thorfinn, but now he was slapped in the face by the real Hufflepuff before he even walked out of the Hufflepuff common room.

That's right, the person who came was none other than the famous Hufflepuff, Cedric Diggory, a perfect Hogwarts student, excellent in both character and learning, and all the good qualities that people imagined a Hogwarts student should have were embodied in him.

Mike felt that if the Diggory family wasn't a traditional Hufflepuff family, Slytherin would be the perfect home for Cedric.

The Diggory family is not one of the 28 pure-blood nobles, but this does not mean that the Diggory family is weak. On the contrary, wizard families like the Diggory family, who tend to live in harmony with Muggle wizards, are very popular in the current wizarding world.

The Diggorys of every generation have been the stars of Hufflepuff. Almost every generation of their descendants will be the prefects of Hufflepuff. With the help of the large number of Hufflepuffs, someone in their family has even become the Minister of Magic.

It can be said that the Diggory family has absolutely mastered the true meaning of the tactic of uniting the majority to fight against a small group. Although their family has been suppressed during Voldemort's time, after ten years of recuperation, their current strength is definitely top-notch in the wizarding world.

They are the new generation of nobles in the wizarding world, much more prominent than those old nobles who are listed as pure-blood nobles but have actually been corrupt for a long time.

But this doesn't mean Mike is afraid.

Mike stood there and twisted his neck, making a creaking sound, then he turned to look at Cedric.

"Look who this is, Franklin." Mike said with a bad look, "The famous Cedric, what can I do for you?"

"I know you, Mike Tonley. As soon as my younger classmates told me that two tall Ravenclaws came to the common room to cause trouble for Dolphin, I guessed it was you. But I warn you, don't think that Hufflepuffs are easy to bully!" Cedric took two steps forward, staring at Mike's eyes with his big eyes.

"You really are a saint, Cedric. But I'm curious, which eye of yours saw us bullying Hufflepuff students?" Mike was not afraid.

"It doesn't matter. I trust my younger brothers. This is the Hufflepuff common room. People like you are not welcome. Get out now!" Cedric raised his voice.

As the two men confronted each other, more and more people gathered to watch.

"Please watch your words. It seems that the motto of Hufflepuff is to welcome everyone, right? There are no locks in the Hufflepuff common room. Doesn't this mean that everyone is welcome?" A hint of hostility appeared on Mike's face. "What do you mean by people like us? Is it possible that even Hufflepuffs are discriminating against people of different bloodlines? Please explain it clearly!"

The blackthorn wood wand appeared silently in Mike's hand. Seeing him take out the wand, the young wizards around him exclaimed, and some senior Hufflepuff students also took out their wands and prepared to come forward to help.

Cedric's face looked very bad. He thought that this freshman should get out of here in a hurry after being warned by a well-known senior like him, but he didn't expect Mike to be so difficult to deal with.

No matter who wins or loses in a fight between him and Mike, his reputation will not be very good, especially now that Mike has accused him of discrimination based on his bloodline. Although the Hufflepuff students are willing to believe him, the other colleges, especially Ravenclaw, will definitely be more willing to believe Mike. "I'm talking about people like you who bully your classmates!" Cedric began to panic, "Where's Thorfinn? Find Thorfinn and confront him face to face!"

Cedric was still a teenager after all, and lacked experience in dealing with people. He hurriedly ordered the young wizards around him to find the person involved, Thorfinn, in order to quickly clear himself of the suspicion of discrimination based on bloodline. If it was confirmed that he discriminated against people based on bloodline, not only would his reputation in Hogwarts be affected, but his family's prestige in the wizarding world would also be severely damaged.

However, Thorfinn had already disappeared. The timid little wizard disappeared as soon as he saw Cedric appear.

Looking at the Hufflepuff wizards who were frantically searching for Thorfinn in the dormitories, Cedric's face became more and more ugly. If the person involved didn't show up, he couldn't explain the matter clearly.

At this time, Mike on the side put away his wand and prepared to end this farce. If they really found Thorfinn, it would be difficult to end it.

"Dolphin is a very important friend of mine. How could I possibly bully him?" Mike fiddled with the piece of paper with the formula of the magic drink in his hand and said to Cedric with a smile, "Did you misunderstand something, dear senior Cedric?"

Cedric could see that Mike was trying to give him a way out, so he could only smile stiffly and replied that it must be a misunderstanding.

"It doesn't matter if it's just a misunderstanding, but my weak heart has been hurt a lot because of your misunderstanding, senior. Please apologize to me, senior!" Mike was unyielding.

Cedric's smile disappeared, and he found himself being fooled by Mike again. Now that he had admitted that the previous incident was a misunderstanding, Mike became the victim. If he didn't apologize to Mike, his reputation would be ruined.

"I'm sorry!" Cedric said word by word. He knew that a real man should be able to bend and stretch, but he really couldn't swallow this.

"hehe!"

Mike heard the answer he wanted, so he chuckled back at Cedric and left the Hufflepuff common room. Cedric, who was behind them, had a frighteningly dark complexion.

On the way back, Mike was very happy. This time, he not only got the formula he wanted, but also stepped on Cedric. He believed that this matter would spread to the four major colleges soon.

However, what he didn't expect was that Dolphin would actually run away at this time. Cedric just now was obviously here to help him. Maybe he was afraid that he would retaliate against him in the future?
What a silly boy! Who would dare to help him after this incident?
But it’s better this way. Thorfinn will definitely have a hard time in Hufflepuff in the future, and he will only have to come to this “friend” of his for help.

Thinking of this, Mike's mood became better, and he even whistled. He and Franklin laughed all the way back to the Ravenclaw common room.

(End of this chapter)